FNUS71 KOKX 101000 FWSOKX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHEASTERN GRASSLAND RX...NYS DEC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 600 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR BRUSH FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT WITH WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A WETTING RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY EVEN A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9700-10900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............62 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 66 70 74 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................44 48 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 RH..................53 47 42 38 35 34 31 30 29 28 27 20 FT WIND DIR......260 250 260 260 270 260 250 250 250 250 250 20 FT WIND SPD......5 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800-9600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 4000-5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 0-1900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............78 81 83 83 82 81 80 79 78 78 79 80 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 54 52 50 48 47 45 44 44 43 42 42 RH..................31 35 41 46 56 63 68 68 65 67 70 70 20 FT WIND DIR......270 300 310 310 300 290 300 310 310 320 330 340 20 FT WIND SPD......9 8 7 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8200-8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............81 82 82 81 78 76 73 71 70 71 74 77 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................42 42 44 45 47 49 50 50 51 51 51 52 RH..................70 70 65 60 53 48 46 46 44 44 44 43 20 FT WIND DIR......340 340 330 330 330 320 320 300 300 300 300 300 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...LN REQUESTED BY...FOREST RANGER BRYAN GALLAGHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.NORTH.01/OKX